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Podcast Episode 348: Getting Ready for On-Campus Interviewing (w/Sadie Jones)

June 28, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re chatting with ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones about how you should be preparing for a successful OCI process.

In this episode we discuss:

The basics of the OCI process
Finalizing your application documents
Scheduling time each week for the job search
Preparing your story and questions to ask in an interview
Looking for jobs outside of OCI
Tips for a virtual OCI interview

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Podcast Episode 347: Listen and Learn — Assumption of Risk (Torts)

June 21, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, in another “Listen and Learn” episode, we’re focusing on assumption of risk as a defense to negligence in Tort law.

In this episode we discuss:

A review of the rule for assumption of risk
What are some common situations that trigger this defense?
Express vs. implied assumption of risk
The Professional Rescuer Rule
How a small change in the facts can alter the outcome of the question
Why your analysis on a law school essay is ultimately more important than your conclusion

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Podcast Episode 346: Judicial Accountability in the Workplace (w/Aliza Shatzman)

June 14, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking with guest Aliza Shatzman from The Legal Accountability Project about some of the things that can go wrong with judicial clerkships, and what clerks can do to protect themselves when that happens.

Note: This episode was recorded several weeks ago. Based on Aliza’s subsequent conversations with law schools, The Legal Accountability Project decided that the best way to both protect law clerks and democratize information is to create a centralized clerkships reporting database, where every law clerk from every institution can make a report, and every law student from every law school can read the reports, as a way to avoid judges with a history of misconduct.

In this episode we discuss:

Aliza’s story that led to The Legal Accountability Project
The power disparity between judges and law clerks: Are judges really untouchable?
The current status of the Judiciary Accountability Act
What needs to happen to make a difference for judicial employees facing harassment or discrimination?
The role law schools play in protecting their students and alumni
Where to look for information on individual judges, and how to share your experience so other people know what they’re signing up for

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Podcast Episode 345: Getting Ready for Starting Law School (Life Logistics)

June 7, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking about life logistics as you prepare to start law school. We share tips for organizing yourself during this process so your transition to law school happens as smoothly as possible.

In this episode we discuss:

Transportation and housing logistics
Academic logistics
Automating recurring payments and setting up appointments early
Thinking about where to do your school work
Getting involved in community activities
Social networks for help in your first year of law school

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Podcast Episode 344: Listen and Learn — Contract Formation

May 31, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our “Listen and Learn” series, we’re looking at the conditions that have to be satisfied in order to form a valid contract. We’ll review the concepts and illustrate them with two essay questions from previous bar exams.

In this episode we discuss:

Determining the applicable law governing a contract
The conditions that have to be satisfied for a valid contract
Recognizing when there is a counter-offer
Applying the mailbox rule to determine the time at which an offer is accepted
Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams involving contract formation

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Podcast Episode 343: Listen and Learn — Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)

May 24, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In today’s “Listen and Learn” episode, we look at the various ways of establishing whether a court has jurisdiction over the parties in a lawsuit.

In this episode we discuss:

Establishing personal jurisdiction through traditional bases
The difference between “domicile” and “presence”
Long-arm statutes and ties to the forum state
The two parts of the constitutional analysis
General jurisdiction and specific jurisdiction
Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams
Structuring an answer to a personal jurisdiction question

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Law School Toolbox Team

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